Claudio Corti (motorcycle racer)
Claudio Corti (born June 25, 1987 in Como ) is an Italian motorcycle racer .
Career
In 2004 Corti was runner-up in the Italian Superstock Cup. The following year he rode a Yamaha YZF-R6 in the FIM Superstock 600 Cup . There he won the title with five wins and seven podiums in ten races ahead of Yoann Tiberio . In 2006 he moved to the FIM Superstock 1000 Cup for Yamaha Team Italia . In the years up to 2009, with the exception of 2008, he was runner-up. In 2006 Corti had to admit defeat to Alessandro Polita , in 2007 he finished second behind Niccolò Canepa and in 2009, meanwhile on a Suzuki , he was defeated by Xavier Siméon .
In 2010 Claudio Corti switched to the newly created Moto2 class of the motorcycle world championship in the Forward Racing team on Suter and scored 20 points in his debut season. His best result was ninth place at the San Marino Grand Prix in Misano .
For the 2011 season, Corti switched to the Italtrans team and achieved 25th place overall with 23 points. The following year he continued to compete for the team and started on Kalex in the side of the Japanese Takaaki Nakagami . At the French Grand Prix in Le Mans , Corti took second place behind Thomas Lüthi and thus achieved his first podium in the World Championship. Despite this result, Corti was fired from his team after 13 races. He started the season finale of the MotoGP class in Valencia as a wildcard driver for the Avintia Blusens team .
In 2013 Claudio Corti drove for NGM Mobile Forward Racing in the MotoGP class. His teammate was Colin Edwards . The two each drove an FTR - Kawasaki .
statistics
title
In the motorcycle world championship
(Status: GP of the Czech Republic August 25, 2013)
| season | class | motorcycle | run | Victories | Podiums | Poles | Points | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Moto2 | Suter | 17th | - | - | 1 | 20th | 25th |
| 2011 | Moto2 | Suter | 16 | - | - | - | 23 | 25th |
| 2012 | Moto2 | Kalex | 13 | - | 1 | - | 74 | 14th |
| 2012 | MotoGP | Immotec | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2013 | MotoGP | FTR - Kawasaki | 11 | - | - | - | 7th | 19th |
| total | 58 | - | 1 | 1 | 124 | |||
Web links
- Claudio Corti on the official website of the Motorcycle World Championship (English).
- Claudio Corti on the official website of the Superbike and Supersport World Championship
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Corti, Claudio |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian motorcycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 25, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Como |